diff --git a/libs/sqlite/configure.ac b/libs/sqlite/configure.ac
index 3522235852..094548bc71 100644
--- a/libs/sqlite/configure.ac
+++ b/libs/sqlite/configure.ac
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ else
   AC_SEARCH_LIBS(tgetent, [readline ncurses curses termcap])
   AC_CHECK_LIB([readline], [readline])
   AC_CHECK_LIB([dl], [dlopen])
-  TARGET_READLINE_LIBS="$LIBS"
+  TARGET_READLINE_LIBS="$LDFLAGS $LIBS"
 fi
 AC_SUBST(TARGET_READLINE_LIBS)